Southern Africa
Southern Africa is made up of all the territories located south of the African equatorial forest. It also includes the African islands of the southwest of the Indian Ocean around Madagascar (from the Mozambique Channel to Mauritius and Reunion), as well as the African islands of the southeast of the Atlantic Ocean. Primarily occupied by the Khoisan and then Bantu peoples, this region was the subject of several waves of European colonization which have left their mark in the drawing of the current political borders of the region. Since the 1980s, the rate of HIV infection has become particularly acute in southern Africa. Nevertheless, the economy of this region remains relatively robust, mainly thanks to the industrial power of South Africa, mining, petroleum extraction from Angola, and a favorable climate for agriculture.
Southern Africa’s countries:
- South Africa
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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South Africa
South African President Outlines Economic Reconstruction & Recovery Plan
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South Africa
South African President Appeals For Calm, Says Farm Attacks Not ‘Racially Motivated’
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South Africa
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South Africa
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Questions Foreign Observer Role in Elections
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South Africa
South Africa Announces Reopening Of Borders To African Countries, Limits Others
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government To Charge Travelers Tested For COVID-19 At Entry Ports
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South Africa
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Begins Gradual Re-opening Of Shools After Six-Month Suspension
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South Africa
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Announces Reopening Of Borders To Most Countries
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Reports 772 New COVID-19 Cases, 142 Deaths
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Zambia
Zambia To Reopen All Learning Institutions After A Drop In Covid-19 Cases
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize Reports 2,007 New COVID-19 Cases
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Mozambique
Mozambique: Amnesty Calls Out Government To Investigate Abuses Against Rebels
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Responds To Country’s Massive Economic Decline
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Issues Warning Amid Declining COVID-19 Cases
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South Africa
South African Healthcare Workers Protest Against Poor Working Conditions, Threaten Strike
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South Africa
South African Ruling Party ANC Decides Officials Charged With Graft Must Step Aside
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa To Appear Before ANC’s Integrity Commission
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Malawi
Malawi: Government To Lift Air Travel, School Restrictions From September
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South Africa
South African President Launches Investigation Into Misuse Of COVID-19 Funds
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Calls Out ANC Members To End Corruption
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South Africa
South African Tobacco Manufacturers Sue Government Over Smoking Ban
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South Africa
South Africa: Total Coronavirus Cases Nearing 600,000, Death Toll Reaches 12,264
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